Russia - Mortality rate

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) in Russia was 11.90 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.40 in 1970 and a minimum value of 11.90 in 2011.

Definition: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.

Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Russia was 10.40 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.30 in 1990 and a minimum value of 10.40 in 2011.

Definition: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.

Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Russia was 13.30 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.00 in 1990 and a minimum value of 13.30 in 2011.

Definition: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Russia was 6.50 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.20 in 1990 and a minimum value of 6.50 in 2011.

Definition: Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)

The value for Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Russia was 137.19 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 178.41 in 1994 and a minimum value of 110.24 in 1987.

Definition: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables). Available at http://esa.un.org/wpp/unpp/panel_population.htm, (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Human Mortality Database. [ www.mortality.org or www.humanmortality.de].

Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)

The value for Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) in Russia was 367.07 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 486.42 in 1994 and a minimum value of 264.59 in 1964.

Definition: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables). Available at http://esa.un.org/wpp/unpp/panel_population.htm, (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Human Mortality Database. [ www.mortality.org or www.humanmortality.de].

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in Russia was 9.80 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.40 in 1970 and a minimum value of 9.80 in 2011.

Definition: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.